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Sunday, 15 March 2015

Weekly Update March (9-13).

Theme: At School في المدرسة

Arabic Language اللغة العربية:- We finished our theme “At School”. - Students learned a lot of new vocabulary about school, and we read great stories about the importance of learning and reading. - We are done learning the letter ط (طه، طماطم، طحين، طاووس.And to wrap up our lesson we made pizza, and students got to have fun and learn thatطحين means flour and طماطم means tomatoes.

-Show and Tell was also theme related. I was truly amazed with all the wonderful videos and great crafts the students brought for Show and Tell! Keep up the great work JK!- We finished our “Speak Arabic Marble Jar”, and we had an ice cream party as a celebration.

- Masha’ Allah I am very pleased with the outstanding work the students do when they are chosen to be the teacher’s helper. Math الحساب:- Students reviewed numbers 1 to 5, and they learned one to one correspondence.- Students are now learning to count backwards from 10 to 0 in Arabic. Islamic Studies التربية الإسلامية:- Students are learning The Pillars of Islam Nasheed in Arabic.Arts الفنون:- Rayan’s mother read us a story using many props about A Shark’s Feelings, and students were asked questions about the different creatures that live in the sea. - As a follow up activity, Tr. Heba asked students to use their imagination to draw life under the sea. Students worked in groups to draw their pictures. Each group got a big chart paper, and they worked together to draw different sea creatures. They worked together beautifully, and each group had a different picture. Thank you very Tr. Heba! - This was the first group activity to be done with the JKs, and in shaa Allah we plan on doing more group activities.

Thanks to:-I would like to thank Tr. Nagwa for her continuous hard work and dedication. We couldn’t have done it without you!-Thanks to all the parents who helped their children with the fabulous Show and Tell.- Thank you for your generous food donations for our party.- I would also like to thank Rayan’s mother for taking the time to come read us a lovely story that the students truly enjoyed. Recommendations for March Break:-Please take the time to watch this amazing video that teaches us some of the Sunnah. You will really enjoy it in shaa Allah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAWxT4lZhUo

-If you are interested in buying a great dictionary that will help you and your child learn a lot of Arabic vocabulary, I recommend you buy Arabic –English Visual Dictionary. It is an Arabic /English dictionary based on themes. You can check the pictures below: